“The (citrus) industry faces an uncertain future”. This statement by Owen Jefferson in his 1972 book, ‘The Post-war Economic Development of Jamaica’, is relevant today. Jefferson also pointed out that in 1945, the Jamaican citrus industry was...
Bob Marley’s contribution to Jamaican development and international progress crosses into areas as diverse as education, religion, tourism, business, sociology, history, identity, the arts, and family life. Yes, family life. Marley’s attention to...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising numerous aspects of our lives. There have been several applications of AI since it became more popular over the last two years. Businesses have been using AI to scale and improve their processes. The...
TODAY MARKS the first Sunday after the Epiphany, which is observed on the sixth day of January. Liturgically, it is the last day of the Christmas season. Today is also the first Sunday of 2024. The word ‘epiphany’ really means ‘revelation’, and...
Pressing a button will be one way to summon an artificial intelligence agent as Microsoft wields its computer-industry influence to reshape the next generation of keyboards. Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft's...
Psychologists and neurologists have long researched and realised that human beings gravitate more to rounded shapes than to rigid, straight lines and right angles. These curvilinear forms offer far more physiological and emotional relief, mimicking...
Published:Wednesday | November 29, 2023 | 12:07 AM-
The border controversy existing between Guyana and Venezuela is a David and Goliath affair which has been long in the making. It is not a new issue. It has been on the agenda of the conferences of heads of government of the Caribbean Community (...
Are you willing to pay the cost associated with fulfilling your dreams? While not everyone is willing to pay that price, for those who have, no matter how high the expense, the accomplishment has proven to be worthwhile. Take for example this...
Published:Wednesday | November 15, 2023 | 12:07 AM-
In my Gleaner article of Wednesday, July 26, titled ‘The EU’s relationship with the Caribbean on two fronts’, I pointed to the statement issued by the European Union (EU) announcing that their members had finally reached an agreement, paving the...
Avatar, the highest earning movie in cinema history, surprisingly inspired this human habitat situated on West End Road, near the lighthouse in Negril. The film’s plot takes into consideration the consequence of environmentalism, helping to create...
Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push oil higher. The...
The disastrous consequences of climate change and its unprecedented overheating of our planet have compelled the United Nations to raise the alarm that the human race is in a “life or death struggle” for its very continued existence. Entire...
A new and popular wave of technology used in healthcare in the last decade or so is personal remote-care devices such as fitness trackers. This started an increase in the development of wellness apps and more involvement by persons in their health...
A few days ago, the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) concluded with a historic pact: dozens of countries pledged to protect 30 per cent of the land and sea surface by 2030 to preserve biodiversity, which represents an unprecedented...
Published:Wednesday | September 28, 2022 | 12:06 AM-
When the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) began in Portugal at the end of June 2022, it marked three decades since the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that islands were severely threatened by climate change. Since then,...
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith could be the catalyst that breathes new life and renewed meaning into the Commonwealth of Nations; arguably an institution which has mostly represented a space of silent contention with regard to its identity as a union...
Regulators around the world are cracking down on cryptocurrencies. China has banned them. The United States is considering a range of measures aimed at reining them in. The Bank of England is developing capital requirements for financial...
PHOENIX (AP) — All-Star guard Chris Paul was grimacing in pain early in the fourth quarter, playing essentially with one shoulder. Cameron Payne had just been ejected. Players had to be separated and emotions were heated. Phoenix coach Monty...
Latin America and the Caribbean need a hard reset. With less than one-tenth of the world’s population, the region has accounted for more than one-quarter of total COVID-19 deaths. The pandemic continues to rage almost unabated in Brazil, Paraguay,...
HAVANA, Cuba (AP): Until a few weeks ago, Julio Álvarez was the image of a successful Cuban entrepreneur. He had a dozen cars – classic Chevrolets and Fords that arrived before the 1959 revolution – conveying photo-snapping foreign tourists along...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): Four months after Guyana became one of the world’s newest crude oil exporters, the South American country says it is already reaping the rewards with about $60 million in payments. The money is linked to Guyana’s...
Coca-Cola's global volume tumbled 25 per cent in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swathes of the world population. Those volumes made up of bottled drinks and the syrups Coke sells to theatres, restaurants, stadiums and music venues...
Published:Wednesday | February 26, 2020 | 12:06 AM-
China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone Monday and its first such device to be available internationally, competing in a niche category with new models from Samsung and Motorola. The company took the wraps off the new Mate Xs by video...
